Feed trough



1929- s. G. WILLIAMS ET AL FEED THOUGH Filed July 2, 1927 INV ///'am.9f/merl. flask ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 31, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE SAMUEL G. WILLIAMS AND ELMEB L. RUSK, OF WINDSOR, MISSOURI FEED'IROUGI-I Application filed July 2,

Our invention relates to feed troughs and its object is to reduce thenumber of parts and cost of manufacture of a trough of this character,and at the same time provide a trough,

, particularly for fowls, from which the fowls 5 cannot scatter thefeed, and isadjustable to use for diiferent sizes of fowls.

In accomplishing these objects we have provided improved details ofstructure, the

preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein:

' Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a feed trough embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of an end member and an associatedportion of the channel member, shown dis-related.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the trough on the line 33, Fig.1.

Fig. 4; is a longitudinal section.

Referring in detail to the drawings:

1 designates two supports or end members,

an end member com risin a vertical bod portion 2 ofsubstantiallytriangular shape having a base or footing flange 3 and inturned sideflanges 41, the side flanges being provided with openings 5 and thefooting or base flange with an opening 6', for securing to the two endmembers a channel or trough member 7 The channel member comprises atubular body :0 portion 9 having a longitudinal portion cut away toprovide the opening 10, and having portions 11 of the edges of theopening inturned, constituting stiffening and guard flanges. The flangesare not pressed to the body of the chanel member, but are spacedtherefrom. Edge portions not so turned constitute ears 12 havingopenings 13 to register with the openingsfi of the side flanges 1 of theend members, for securing the channel mem- 10 her to the end members.Openings 14 in the ends of the channel member are also provided, toalign with the openings 16 in the base flanges, rivets 15 securing thetrough to the supporting end members. 15 The end members are alsoprovided with vertically aligned openings 16 for receiving 1 andsupporting in vertically adjustable rela tion with the trough, a bar 17,having the bent head end 18, and the retaining nut 19.

The base flanges are also provided with 1927. Serial No. 203,190.

openings 20 for receiving nails or screws for edges prevent the youngfowls from dragging feed particles from the trough with their beaks, andalso provides a suitably smooth edge for avoiding injury to the necks ofthe fowls. The adjustable rod prevents access to i the trough by fowlslarger than the class to which the rod is adjusted, prevents the fowlsfrom getting into the trough, confining the heads of fowls feeding, andalso serves as a 7 handle.

It is noted that a substantial trough is thus provided, consisting offour members or parts, that six rivets suffice to secure the channelwith the supports, that the provision of supporting ears is accomplishedby the means used to produce the guard flanges of the channel member,and that the adjustable bar added to the trough assembly co-operateswith the trough flanges to prevent scattering of feed. 30

WVhat we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Ina feedingdevice of the class described, end supports having inwardly directedflanges, and an arcuate trough member havs5 ing an elongated feedopening, intermediate portions of the edges of the trough memberbordering said "opening being inturned to provide a check rail, endportions of the edges of the trough member constituting ears, said soears being engaged with selected flanges of the end supports forretention of the trough member thereby.

2. In a feeding device of the class described, transverse end supportshaving inwardly directed, triangularly related base and side flanges, atrough member having an elongated feed opening, portions of thelongitudinal edges of the trough member bordering said opening beinginturned, unturned por- 1 tions of the edges of the trough memberconstituting upwardly extending ears, the bottom of the trough beingengaged With said base flanges, and means engaging said ears to the sideflanges of the end supports.

3. In a feed trough, triangular end supports having inbent flanges, acylindrical trough having a longitudinal vertical open ing, inwardlydirected flanges on the edges of the trough adjacent said openin andextending intermediately of the en s of the trough, end portions of thelongitudinal edges of the trough being upstanding to provide attachingears, means attaching the trough to the end supports including saidupstandin ears, and a longitudinal uard bar supporte by the end supportsequidistantly from said flanges.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

SAMUEL G. WILLIAMS. ELMER L. RUSK.

